Messingham - Strange Bird Count Numbers On 16th August !!!

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20 Aug 2023 17:28 #7448 by John T Goy
Today spoke with a well known birder at MSQ who has been going there decades about the Dunlin/Avocet totals they said your having a laugh or words to that effect!!! 

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19 Aug 2023 22:14 #7443 by John T Goy
Yes I saw this on Latest News and assumed MP or SR had been as I know both visit from time to time, I considered if they had gone at dawn or dusk when numbers would be higher than during daytime.

Chris or admin will know who posted the sightings.

Be interesting to know if it's a genuine mistake or a genuine sighting. 

In my ten years as the WeBS counter for MSQ I can't remember those totals being present.

John

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19 Aug 2023 16:51 #7440 by Alan Hudson
I am baffled by huge numbers of both Avocet & Dunlin shown at MSQ for the above date. I was there and saw neither a single Avocet or Dunlin and have never known numbers like that there, suspect there must be a mistake !! 

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